Combined hat, coat, and umbrella rack.



PATBNTED JULY 28, 1908. J. CROZ-IER & L STUAfiT. f COMBINED HAT, GOAT,AND UMBRELLA RACK.

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JOHN GROZIEIt AND LAGHLAN STUART, OF MONTPELIER, VERMONT.

GOMBINED HAT, COAT, AND UMBRELLA RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed October 19, 1907. Serial No. 398,188.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN CRozIER. and LAOHLAN STUART, citizens oftheUnited States, residing at Montpelier, in the county of Washington andState of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in aCombined Hat, Coat, and Umbrella Rack, of

which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to combined hat, coat and umbrella racks.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel coin controlled meansadapted to prevent the unauthorized removal of an article from the rack.

Another objectof our invention is to provide a combined coat, hat andumbrella rack which is simple, durable and efficient, which comprisescomparatively few parts, and which may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

With the above and other objects inview, the invention consists of theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined coat, hat and umbrella rackconstructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical sectional view of the rack, the hat hook and locking levertherefor being in section. Fig. '3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 2, looking in the directionindicated by the arrow. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the .line 5-5 ofFig. 2, looking in the direction indicated by'the arrow. Fig. 6 is asectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 2, looking in'the directionindicated by the arrow. Fig. 7 is a vertical central section through theupper portion of'the casing of the rack, illustrating the manner inwhich the locking levers of the coat hook and hat hook and umbrella armare adapted to be locked in closed position, and Fig. 8 is a detailerspective view of the inner end of the 10 king lever for the hat hook.I

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 1 designates the rearand 2 the front section of the casing of our improved rack. The sectionsare assembled so that the rear wall '3 of the section 2 forms a closurefor the section 1, the section 2 being closed by means of a removablelate 4. A horizontally disposed coat hoo 5 is secured to one of the sidewalls of the section 1, and a horizontally disposed umbrella arm 6 is secured to the opposite side wall of said sectlon,

said arm being provided with a recess 7 forthe reception of the handleof an umbrella. A vertically depending hat hook 8 is secured to thebottom wall of the section 1. The coat hook 5 is offset, as at 9, tospace the same from the support to which the rack is secured, therebyenabling a coat to be readily and quickly applied to and removed fromthe hook.

A lever 10, which is pivotally secured to the side wall of the section1, is adapted to cooperate with the hook 5 to prevent the' unauthorizedremoval of a coat therefrom, said lever being curved to adapt it tosupport a hand-bag. A lever 11 is pivotally mounted on the opposite sidewall of the section 1, and is adapted to cooperate with the arm 6 toprevent the unauthorized removal of an umbrella therefrom. The levers 10and 11 are horizontally disposed and are respectively provided withstems 12 and 13 which project into the section 1. A verti- -callydisposed lever 14 is pivotally secured to the bottom wall of the section1, and is adapted to cooperate with the hook 8 to prevent theunauthorized removal of a hat therefrom. This lever is provided with astem 15 which extends into the section 1 in the direction of the levers10 and 11. A bracket 16 is secured to the upper end of the stem 15 andis provided with a pair of relatively spaced plates 17 adapted toreceive between them the ends of the stems 12 and 13 of the lovers 10and 11. The connection between the levers 10, 11 and 14 is such thatwhen the lever 14 is moved in one direction through the medium of a rod18, all of the levers are moved into active positions, that is, intopositions to prevent the removal of articles from the hooks and arm, andwhen the lever is moved in the reverse direction, all of the levers aremoved into inactive positions, that is, in positions to permit theremoval of the. articles. The rod 18 is secured to the bracket 16 andprojects through the rear wall 3 and the plate 4 of the section 2, theouter end thereof being provided with a head 19. An expansible coiledspring 20 is mounted upon the rod 18 between the are secured to theinner face of the rear wall of the section 1. The latch 21 is retainedin looking position by means of an expansible coiled spring 23, which isinterposed between the latch and the top Wall of the section 1. When thelatch is in locking position, its lower end is located between the upperend i of the stem of the lever 14 and the rear wall of the section 1,and retains the levers 10, 11 and 14 in their active positions. When itis desired to move the articles from the hooks and arm of the rack, thelatch 21 is withdrawn, whereupon the levers will be moved into theirinactive positions by the spring 20, the latch 21 being supported in itswithdrawn or inoperative position by the upper end of the stem 15, asfully shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. When it is desired to secure thearticles upon the hooks and arm, the levers are moved into theirinactive positions through the medium of the rod 18, whereupon the latch21 moves into operative position and locks the levers in their activepositions, as fully shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The movement of thelevers into their active positions compressesthe spring 20, so that whenthe latch 21 is withdrawn, the levers are automatically moved into theirinactive positions.

Access to the latch 21 is had through a key hole opening 24 in the plate4 and an opening in the rear wall 3 of the section 2, the opening lastreferred to not being shown. A guard 25 is slidably mounted within thesection 2 and is adapted to normally close the opening 24 to reventaccess to the latch 21, said guard eing held in its closing position bymeans of an eXpansible coiled spring 26, and 1s provided with a headedstem 27 by means of which it can be operated to uncover the opening 24when it is desired to gain access to the latch 21. The guard 25 isslidably mounted in a casing which is secured to the rear wall of thesection 2 and which consists of a bottom wall 28 and a front Wall 29,one end of said casing being closed by a partition 30, which is securedto the rear wall of the section 2, and which provides a coin way 31. Thesection 2 is formed to provide a coin receptacle 32 by means of apartition 33, see Fig. 5 of the drawings. Access to the coin receptacle32 can be had through a door 34. The movement of the guard by means ofthe spring 26 is limited by a block 35, and it is adapted to be held inits closing position by Ineans of a detent'36. The detent is pivotallysecured to the rear wall 3 of the section 2 and its weighted end isadapted to engage a shoulder 37 formed on the guard 25. The operatingend of the detent' 36 projects through an opening in the partition 30,so that a coin inserted through an o ening 38 in the top wall of thesection 2 wil engage the same. The engagement of the operating end ofthe detent 36 by a coin will tilt the detent hook 5, an umbrella to thearm 6 and a hat to the hook 8. After the articles have been applied, thelevers are moved into their inactive positions through the medium of therod 18, whereupon the latch 21 moves into its 0 erative position andsecures the levers in tleiractive positions. When the key, which when inapplied position retains the guard 25 in its inoperative position, isremoved, the guard is returned to its closing position by the spring 20,after which the detent 36 moves into its inoperative position andsecures the guard in its closing position against movement. When theperson to whom the articles belong desires to move the same, he places acoin in the opening 38. As the coin engages the operating end of thedetent 36, the detent is moved, upon its pivot into inoperativeposition, in which position. it is held by the spring 39 clamping thecoin between itself and the operating end of the detent. The guard 25 ismoved to uncover the key-hole opening 24 through the medium of the head27, after which the key is inserted and operated to withdraw the latch21. After the latch 21 has been withdrawn, the levers 10, 11 and 14 aremoved. into their inactive positions by the spring 20. As the keyretains the guard 25 in its inoperatim position, and as the latch 21 isretained in its inoperative position by the stem 15 of the lever 14, theapparatus is set for the next user.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advanta es of the invention.

Having fully described. and illustrated our invention, what we claim is:

1. A device of the character set forth, including a casing, hookssecured to the casing, levers pivotally mounted upon the casing forcooperation with the hooks to prevent the removal of articles therefrom,said levers being provided with stems projecting into the casing, abracket secured to one of the stems for the reception of the other, arod secured to one of the levers, said rod providing means by which thelevers can be moved into active ositions, a spring mounted upon the rodand adapted to normally retain the levers in inactive positions, and alatch adapted to retain the levers in active positions.

2. A device of the character set forth, in-

, eluding a casing, hooks secured. to the casing,

levers pivotally mounted upon the casing for cooperation with the hooksto prevent 'the removal of articles therefrom, a bracket secured to oneof the levers for the reception of the other, so that the levers can besimultaneously moved into active or inactive positions, a rod secured toone of the levers and providing means by which the levers can be movedinto active positions, a spring adapted to retain the levers in inactivepositions, and a latch adapted to retain the levers in active positions.

3. A device of the character set forth, including a casing, hookssecured to the casing, levers pivotally mounted upon the casing forcooperation with the hooks to prevent the removal of articles therefrom,a bracket secured to one of the levers for the reception of the other,so that the levers can be simultaneously moved into active and inactivepositions, a latch adapted to retain the levers in active positions, amember adapted to prevent access to the latch, and a retractable memberhaving engagement with said first named member.

4. A device of the character set forth in-' cluding a casing, a hooksecured to the casing,

a lever pivotally mounted upon the casing for cooperation with the hookto prevent the removal of an article therefrom, said lever beingprovided with a stem projecting into the casing, a rod secured to thestem and projecting from the casing, a spring mounted upon the rodbetween the stem and one wall of the casing to normally retain the leverin inactive position, and a latch adapted to retain the lever in activeposition.

5. A device of the character set forth including a casing, hooks securedto the casing, levers pivotally mounted upon the casing for cooperationwith the hooks to prevent the removal of articles therefrom, a bracketsecured to one of the levers for the reception of one end of the otherso that said levers can be simultaneously moved into inactive posi- J.W. HARVEY, BENJAMIN GATES.

